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Committee hears bill to limit public release of booking photos, ACLU backs measure
Summary
A substitute to House Bill 10 would restrict law-enforcement release of arrest booking photos when there is no conviction and make it easier for individuals to remove photos from commercial ‘mugshot’ websites; the ACLU testified in support.
Representative Kim Schofield presented a substitute for House Bill 10, which would restrict law enforcement agencies from posting or providing arrest booking photos to commercial sites when the person has not been convicted, and would create a streamlined process for individuals to have those images removed from for-profit "remove for pay" websites.
The bill would not limit news organizations' reporting, Representative…
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